Concordia Volunteer Abroad Program

Uganda was examined by the Universal Periodic Review mechanism in Geneva, and many member States called upon the Government to enact a law against torture, decriminalize homosexuality and drop plans to amend the bail law that seeks to introduce an automatic six-month detention period for certain suspects. In its submission, the US delegation to the Human Rights Council also expressed concern about the continued existence of ungazetted detention centres (safe houses), as well as the use of excessive force against demonstrators in September 2009 and during the walk-to-work protests.

Also, American troops have arrived in Uganda to help capture LRA leader Kony.

Many MPs demanded that oil deals be stopped because there was not enough transparency in the whole process.